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Best antivirus software for '98
Name: redheadgeek Date: March 1, 2006 at 15:46:16 Pacific OS: Windows 98 CPU/Ram: unknown Product: unknown
Comment:
Hey all:
I have some questions to ask on behalf of a friend. He's running '98, and has lots of problems with viruses. His dad says that getting a antivirus software will cause conflicts. I say that's not so.
So basically, what we're looking to learn is:
What's the best antivirus software for '98, and does it cause conflicts?
Name: Glitchman Date: March 2, 2006 at 08:56:11 Pacific
Reply:
F-Prot for DOS won't conflict with anything since it is not a real-time scanner (i.e. it only runs when you manually run it.) I find it especially handy to have as a backup since it does not require any installation and does not have to have Windows running in the background.
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